TikToker Fired for Dangerous Experiment at Work...

Unlike the lung irritants chlorine and phosgene, mustard gas was a vesicant (similar to lewisite) that produced large blisters on any area of contact. Particularly severe blisters emerged when uniforms were soaked in mustard gas.

Mustard gas is Sulfur Mustard, it is not the same. Mixing bleach and ammonia does NOT make mustard gas. Mixing ammonia and chlorine doesn't even make chlorine gas, it makes chloramines. A crazy amazing disinfectant that is water soluble and used for treating drinking water. Don't breath it and it can explode. Mixing bleach with certain cleaners containing certain acids can release chlorine gas. Normally it's hard to mix them in a dangerous way, but if cleaning in a small area like a bathroom or if you are exposed over long periods of time like a janitor, then it can be very bad. Best to just not mix bleach with anything other than water.

how does somebody just ignore the fact that you can use your phone for such inquiries just as you used it to make this dumb ass tic tok.

tbh, learned that from king of the hill years ago when peggy did it in an episode

Once upon a time I was a Naval person just out of Boot Camp and assigned to a training command. One night I was heading out of the barracks and passed a room with the door open and noxious fumes spilling forth. It seems the occupants had mixed ammonia and bleach to strip the wax from their floor. I explained the dangerousness of their cleaning regimen and left with all haste.

As a cleaner she would've had to do a w.h.i.m.i.s. course. It's a hazardous materials course. If not then being able to read...both of the bottles would've had safety instructions.

Pretty fucking typical of Target, actually.

to be entirely fair, I didn't know the chemical make up of fabuloso either, so how the fuck would she know?

Yes you are right. It's definitely a lack of training. If you're taught to clean something you're told to follow regulations. I don't know what they have in America but in the UK we have COSHH
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. Every employment has to have their employees learn it and provide information on it.

People always want to quit before being fired, but sometimes it’s actually better to get fired. You can’t get unemployment checks if you quit! Obviously research your options, weigh the pros and cons, don’t just take my word for it, but don’t let your pride stop your blessings 😂

As a black person, I understand when she said "I'm African, I didn't know". Black folks mix Fabulouso and bleach all the time! At least, my family does. It makes the toilet and floors smell fantastic 😏💀

wait, she didn't intentionally do this and she got fired?! it is NOT common knowledge that mixing these CLEANING products is dangerous... mixing bleach and ammonia is also toxic but not known. I think she has a lawsuit. BTW, your title is click-baiting...

She made chloramine gas, not chlorine gas or mustard gas. Many people incorrectly call the mixture of bleach and ammonia chlorine gas, but it actually produces chloramine gas. However, people usually understand what is meant and is a whole lot closer than calling the combination of ammonia and bleach, mustard gas. Chloramine gas and mustard gas are two very different chemicals and have vastly different affects on the body.

Doxing is not a crime in the US. I doubt her naming people would have any repercussions.

If those products still had legible labels, this is her fault for not reading or asking someone else to read them aloud. I don't understand how anyone can get through high school chemistry and not understand how stupid it is to mix chemicals like this.

Always 3 versions of the truth, each side and the actuality.

Chemist here, that also did a project on biological warfare on world War 1: mustard gas and chlorine gas are two different things, they just both become popularized during world War 1.

Mustard gas permanently ruined my great-grandfather's lungs. He was gassed trying to save other soldiers who had been gassed. He had loved to play baseball, but he spent the rest of his life watching from the bleachers.

wait, wait, wait, hold on a second, back the truck up!!!!!!!!!!!!! She Identifies as African not as an American that's how this shit always starts so she can be in the right in this shit altogether!!!! And how she speaks in a screwed up voice to make sure that she shows that she was fired by a white chick is ridiculous!!

Who mixes cleaning products? That's why their in different bottles. It's pretty obvious,not to do that

The real question is why do we have such dangerous chemicals in cleaning products? And why doesn't everybody wear gloves if they use this stuff. There has to be a more safer product for people to use

How do you make it to your adult life without knowing to not mix cleaning supplies? Im pretty sure it says it on the bottles and at least 1 person in your life has had to have said not to

The law suit may be more about saying He told her After and the interviewer just insisted on recording 'he told you'... big insurance and fault difference there

It sounds like the fault is with her supervisor. It is really bad that an honest mistake would be enough for Target to fire someone. I thought they had higher standards.

Usually there is a hell of a lot more reason than one for termination . So this is what she's willing to share as a reason for termination - how do we know it wasn't an attendance, performence, or because she likes to post ( apparently) say something about a coworker or the company ( as they can be a little touchy over that ) ??? Just wondering

The fact that she didn't know not to mix different cleaning supplies indicates two major issues at this establishment. One, a serious lack of training. Two, the MSDS materials are not posted, which must be posted to comply with OSHA regulations.

It was probably in the training somewhere and she just wasn't paying attention.

I learned in culinary school that you have to teach employees to mop. You’d think everyone knows or can figure out how to mop but it isn’t true. Once I got out in the workplace, I realized even simple tasks require training.

I've worked at plenty of crapshoot jobs. Walmart being the WORST. But One thing they drilled in to my head was something called an MSDS. We were NEVER allowed to use ANYTHING off the shelves. Being target is more... Reputable... Im sure they had a similar policy.

When I was 16 I worked at a grocery store and they told me to clean the bottle room. I mixed ammonia and bleach thinking I was doing a great job! They were right next to eachother. Anyways,
flash forward til the next day and the hazmat team was raiding the bottle room. 😂

I didn’t get fired they laughed it off and just told me not to do that again.

It's common effing knowledge ffs. Man these latest generations have zero common sense or knowledge of how to world works.

"I didn't know, I'm African" 💀

don't let people with sub 65 IQ to work with dangerous chemicals

"Because I am African"... lol talk about making racist statement towards yourself and implicitly stereotyping another race.

Not only did Google only show you articles from the wars it also flagged you to the FBI. Also it's a load of BS. There is no chance in heck that a multimillion dollar box chain like Target wouldn't give WHIMIS training during orientation.

Ammonia and bleach mixed together pretty much makes chlorine gas almost instantly. Dangerous Dangerous knowledge but it's pretty common knowledge I'm pretty sure because how common both are

She definitely didn’t make mustard gas, it takes a complicated chemical process to produce that stuff

It won’t happen accidentally, she probably heard she made a WW1 gas and she instantly thought it’s mustard gas, it was most likely chlorine gas which was also used in WW1…bleach contains chlorine

On one hand, the instructions are usually printed directly on the bottle, along with at least one warning not to mix with other chemicals. On the other hand, people are incredibly stupid to the point where it's a surprise they're still alive. They should fire both her and the manager. She's genuinely a danger to herself and others, as well as just a walking liability. The manager failed to do his job which is assuming as much about every employee until proven otherwise.

Mustard gas is a sulfur compound. Chlorine is not mustard gas. Both were used in WW1.

I'm a little confused on why she even bothered to mix chemicals though in the first place. I would have at least.. googled it and just used 1 to clean up

mustard gas and chlorine gas are two different chemical weapons. Mustard gas, also known as sulfur mustard, is a blister agent, while chlorine gas is a choking agent. They have different chemical compositions and effects on the human body.

The Works use to be some potent stuff.

I went back over her speech. She actually said “ illegal reasons “. Yeah, IDK 🤷‍♀️

I thought I was brilliant mixing the cleaning power of distilled white vinegar with the whitening of bleach to clean something one day. No idea that it turns into mustard gas. I would have let it sit all night if it wasn't for my dog getting upset over it. I was trying to clean, I swear.

In the UK, only CoSSHE trained staff handle cleaning fluids. Without training, nobody is allowed to do janitorial cleaning. The liability is on the employer rather than the untrained staff.

There is clearly way more to this

I like her

The sad part is if she tried to fight this due to lack of training they’d just point to the MSDS and say "we told her this exists"

Some fabuloso products DON'T have ammonia that's also the thing. If it's their most popular product, the lavender all purpose cleaner, then it doesn't have ammonia and should be safe with some bleach.

Mixing Pine-Sol (a common household cleaner) and bleach can produce chlorine gas, not mustard gas and there are not the same thing. Chlorine gas is highly toxic and can cause respiratory issues, eye irritation, and other health problems. Mustard gas, on the other hand, is a chemical warfare agent that is much more complex and dangerous.